Signal Transduction Pathways and Cell Differentiation Stem Cell Specialized cell type (neuron, skin cell, red blood cell, etc.)
Blood Cell Formation
Red Blood Cell Development
EPO Synthesis of proteins that stimulate Red Blood Cell development
Negative Regulation of JAK/STAT Pathway
Tubulin Dimer GTP GTP Taxol
Centrosome Structure
Pg. 583
Microtubule “Poisons” Colchicine Taxol (Autumn crocus) (Pacific Yew)
Microtubule “Motor” Proteins
Microtubule “Motor” Proteins
Microtubules Help to Organize the Cytoplasm
Actin Filaments
Actin Monomer
Arp2/3 (Actin Related Proteins)
Actin-GFP Actin Cable Cortical Actin Patch
Actin Cables and Actin Patches
Thrombin Resting Platlet Activated Platlet
Gelsolin Protein New minus end
Myosin-II
Muscle Cell
Sarcomere
Contraction of a Sarcomere
Resting Muscle
Ca2+ Binds Troponin C
Muscle Cell
Pg. 574
Pg. 576
Plectin Protein Plectin Microtubule Intermediate Filament Pg. 578
Pg. 577
Mitotic Cell Cycle DNA Replication
G1 S G2 M-Phase G1
Binding site for Origin Recognition Complex (ORC) (ORC)
Semi-Conservative DNA Replication (G1 Phase) (G2 Phase)
Completing Synthesis of the Lagging Strand * (5’ to 3” exonuclease) *
DNA Polymerase “proof reading”
Thymine Tautomers Pairs with Adenine Pairs with Guanine (common form) (rare form) Pairs with Adenine Pairs with Guanine
Telomere Structure T-Loop Telomere (red)
End Replication Problem First round of DNA replication * Final RNA primers removed * * Second round of DNA replication *
Telomere Synthesis
Telomere Synthesis